The University of Tokyo’s first female president, then the backlash
Japan is ranked 117th among 145 countries in the World Economic Forum's 2026 Global Gender Gap Index.
Japan is ranked 117th among 145 countries in the World Economic Forum's 2026 Global Gender Gap Index.
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TOKYO -- An event featuring around 20 activities encouraging visitors to enjoy experiences without using their vision will be held Oct. 24 at a facili
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TV personality Matsuko Deluxe, 53, became the one-day chief of Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on October 7. While saying, "Our ears are touching," Ma
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YOKOSUKA, Japan (Kyodo) -- A local coast guard office in Kanagawa Prefecture is studying the use of an artificial intelligence-powered aerial drone to
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese agriculture minister Kazuo Yana on Wednesday appeared to backtrack on his assertion that his past provision of free bus ride
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KOFU, Japan (Kyodo) -- A park near Mt. Fuji donated 8,000 moss phlox plants to a group in Yamagata Prefecture in northeastern Japan on Tuesday, so the
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Major telecommunications provider NTT Inc. is considering building the first core data center for U.S. artificial intelligence compan
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TOKYO -- TELMA Ltd. designer Terumasa Nakajima has received the Newcomer's Prize and Shiseido Co.'s encouragement award at the 2026 Mainichi Fashion G
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MOSCOW (Kyodo) -- A delegation from the northeastern Chinese province of Heilongjiang visited one of four Russian-held islands claimed by Japan to con
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CHIBA -- Chiba Prefectural Police have suspended the Vietnamese-language written driver's license test after discovering the test questions had been l
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan has asked Russia to promptly provide information regarding reports of the detention of a Japanese journalist on Sakhalin in the
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SUSAMI, Wakayama -- A special exhibition titled "A Halloween party with vampires" has opened at the Susami Municipal Aquarium of Crab and Shrimp in th
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MAEBASHI, Japan (Kyodo) -- An emerald-green crater lake in eastern Japan drew crowds of tourists Tuesday as the surrounding area reopened for the firs
